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How H&R Block, Inc. stacks up
HRB · against 249 other Consumer Cyclical companies of similar size
Profitability
99/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 250 · scores higher than 95% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score44 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including HRB · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 99?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Cyclical companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Consumer Cyclical peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 94% of peers. Operating margin: 23.0% vs peer median 6.4%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 98% of peers. Return on invested capital: 81.4% vs peer median 7.3%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 99% of peers. Return on assets: 22.5% vs peer median 3.3%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HRB, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HRB | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 238 reported | 81.4% | 10.4% | 96% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 251 reported | 23.0% | 9.5% | 93% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 238 reported | 22.5% | 4.7% | 97% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 226 reported | 713.5% | 12.4% | 100% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 252 reported | 44.3% | 32.0% | 72% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HRB| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.48T JPY (≈$10.1B) | 100 | 96 | |
| 1 | 358.0B INR (≈$4.3B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 3 | 981.2B JPY (≈$6.7B) | 99 | 67 | |
| 3 | 106.7B TWD (≈$3.3B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 4.6B USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 3 | 11.5B USD | 99 | 78 | |
| 3 | 10.7B USD | 99 | 50 | |
| 3 | 5.2B GBP (≈$6.8B) | 99 | 71 | |
| 3 | 6.5B USD | 99 | 62 | |
| 3 | 11.8B USD | 99 | 73 | |
| 3 | 393.5B INR (≈$4.7B) | 99 | 56 | |
| 3 | 5.7B USD | 99 | 77 | |
| 3 | 4.4B USD | 99 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score